Hey there Quinn, I can relate to a lot of what you are talking about - my story definitely has some similarities. Like you I also knew I was...
Hey everyone! I hope that you are all going well. Over the past few days I have had this sinking feeling that I am letting life slip through my...
Hi guys, it has been a while since I logged in and used EC. I hope that everyone is going well :) Things for me are generally going alright -...
Good on you Highlander! You stuck through the difficult times and stayed true to yourself! I am so happy to hear that things are really working...
EC has turned out to be an amazingly supportive community for me - always providing great advice and words of wisdom to many a lost soul such as...
Hi there etemo - thanks for coming here to ec! To be completely honest, I personally feel as though 10 years old is too young to give too much...
Hey guys - I know from this post some of you might have been a bit worried about me - so I thought I would give a quick update. I just had a...
Hi there everyone - thank you so much for your support and advice! It really does help me to be able to reach out to others who can relate to what...
Hey there everyone, I am just feeling so down right now, I thought where better to turn, if even just to put my thoughts out there in writing,...
If I had to describe my experience of being in the closet in one word, I would choose the word "disempowering". It is a constant process of self...
Yep calgary - I have realised that I almost could not have done a better job of isolating myself if I had consciously tried. By never opening up...
A few incidents over the past weekend have made it all too clear to me that it is time to just do it - to begin to talk openly about my life with...
LostInside - I can completely relate to everything that you are saying, it is basically how I have been feeling over the past few months. I hope...
Hey there Linux Lenny, I can completely relate to what you are talking about. In my teenage and very early 20's I was basically in denial and...
Recently I have just stopped caring so much about everything - adopted more of a "f*** it" attitude, especially towards things that shouldn't...
I think in my case the only thing holding me back, is myself. My friends are almost all 100% a-ok with me being gay, and I know that my family...
I also find it useful to think about what I can and what I can't control. What I can't control My attractions What I can control How I treat...
Hi BMC77, I hope that you start feeling better! Through my experiences with depression I have found that it is a spiral of self-fulfilment, as in...
Thanks for all of your help guys - I read it all and it does all really help me! I think what the most useful thing for me to do is just to break...
Hi guys, thank you so much for all of your advice - it is comforting to know that many of you have been where I am right now, and it gives me...
